What color is #BBDCFF?

#BBDCFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Broad Daylight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBDCFF?

The RGB value is 187, 220, 255: 187 red, 220 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBDCFF?

The complementary color is #FFDEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBDCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBDCFF color

#BBDCFF rgb(187, 220, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BBDCFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 86.3% green and 100% blue (187, 220, 255).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Broad Daylight (#BBDDFF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#BBDCFF color codes

HEX	`#BBDCFF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 220, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 86.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.49, -3.22, -20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.49, 20.84, 261.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.132, 68.969, 104.522)`
Decimal	`12311807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBDCFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBDCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBDCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBDCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbdcff; }
.text { color: #bbdcff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbdcff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 220 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbdcff, #bcbbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #BBDCFF?: #BBDCFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Broad Daylight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBDCFF?: The RGB value is 187, 220, 255: 187 red, 220 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBDCFF?: The complementary color is #FFDEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBDCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.